Fire Critic An Unadulterated View of the Fire Service
Here it is! The 2014 List of Top Ten Christmas Gifts for Firefighters from The Fire Critic! Enjoy...let me know if you would add something else.
Read More »Best of the Rest – Firehouse Expo 2013, FDNY Probie Manual, Flame Fest, People Worth Dying For…and MUCH MORE!
Best of the Rest - Firehouse Expo 2013, FDNY Probie Manual, Flame Fest, People Worth Dying For...and MUCH MORE!
Read More »Lt. Fleitz and Capt. Wines Debut on MSNBC’s Extreme Caught on Camera: 100th Episode
Last night, Captain Wines (IronFiremen.com) and myself were part of the panel discussing shocking videos on MSNBC's "Extreme Caught on Camera: 100th Episode". We shot the interviews in October, on our way back from the NFFF Memorial Weekend.
Read More »Felons As Firefighters? New York State Law Aims to Stop Employment Discrimination Against Ex-Cons. FDNY Considers Hiring Felons
You should read the story. FDNY hasn't willingly opened its doors to felons. As a matter of fact, the city's notice to applicants still states that convicted felons "are not eligible for appointment to this position."
Read More »A Year Ago Today…I Climbed to Remember at Ground Zero.
A year ago today, I was in New York City, right next to Ground Zero...In one of the hotels that overlooks the site. I climbed to remember. I was honored to climb 110 stories within feet of where our Brothers climbed on September 11th. The same Brothers we continue to climb for each year.
Read More »The South Dakota Firefighters Benefit – A Huge Success
The benefit was first and foremost about the Brotherhood in SD, and the firefighters having a good time. The byproduct of that was to raise money for the National Firefighters endowment and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.
Read More »Best of the Rest – Quick Drills, Shoutouts, FDNY Rescue 2 MAYDAY Fund, Jay Bettencourt, and much more
The Best of the Rest is back with plenty from across the Fire Service World. Check out some of what the other blogs and web sites have to offer!
Read More »Team up with The Fire Critic, IronFiremen, and MN8 FoxFire to Support the Rescue 2 MAYDAY Fund
For the next week, today (Monday January 23, 2012) through next Monday (January 30, 2012) Zach will donate 50% of all online sales of MN8 FoxFire products to the Rescue 2 MAYDAY fund!
Read More »Custom Firehouse Kitchen Table at #3…Where the Fire Critic Eats!
I have great news everyone…Roanoke Fire-EMS firehouse #3 has completed their custom kitchen table. We began dreaming up this table about a year and a half ago…and started building it about 9 months ago. (photos by Drew Abel) Everything changed ...
Read More »Gearing up for FDIC…The Fire Critic Offers Social Media Training
I will be teaching a class on Social Media for the Fire Service at FDIC this year. The class is titled "Social Media: The Fire Service's Next Big Innovation" Who should attend? Anyone interested in social media, blogging, and branding their department online. Administrators who want to learn about social media, get examples of social media policies, as well as firefighters who want to brand their companies and departments. There will be information for all levels!
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